Edward Byllynge

Edward Byllynge (died January 1687) was Governor of West Jersey from August 1680 to January 1687, preceding Daniel Coxe.

Biography
Edward Byllynge was born in Hengar, Cornwall, England, and he worked as a brewer in London before purchasing land in New Jersey from John Berkeley in 1674. With the help of William Penn and John Fenwick, he established a trust in which Quaker colonies were planted. He was an unpopular governor of West Jersey, never setting foot on his tract of land. He died in England in 1687.